743  
FNUS75 KBOI 161659  
FWSBOI  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSON FORK PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID  
959 AM MST TUE DEC 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (208)334-9060, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY  
   
..COLD FRONT TO BRING RAIN AND WIND TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO THE BURN AREA TONIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY,  
STEADY RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SHOWERS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES  
ACROSS THE AREA. CURRENTLY, THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AROUND  
0800-0900 WITH A SHARP WIND SHIFT FROM SOUTH TO NORTHWEST, AND  
VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. RIDGELINE WINDS WILL  
BE EVEN STRONGER. THERE IS ALSO A VERY SLIGHT (LESS THAN 10%  
CHANCE) OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONT. SHOWERS SHOULD END BY  
AROUND 1000, WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WITH COLDER AIR IN PLACE BEHIND THE FRONT, THE NEXT  
SYSTEM SET TO ARRIVE ON THURSDAY WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO  
THE BURN SITE.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........A NEAR 100% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BEFORE 1000,  
THEN A 20% CHANCE OF A RAIN/SNOW MIX IN THE  
AFTERNOON. DECREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 TO 56 PERCENT.  
CWR.................90 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BEFORE 0800,  
SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH AROUND 0800-0900.  
GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH 0800-1200, DECREASING TO 20 TO 30  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...1500 EXCELLENT.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW  
20 PERCENT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26 TO 31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 TO 92 PERCENT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LESS  
THAN 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...35 POOR.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW, POSSIBLY MIXING WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. SNOW  
ACCUMULATION 2 TO 5 INCHES.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40.  
MIN HUMIDITY........80 TO 90 PERCENT.  
CWR.................95 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...75 POOR.  
 
 
FORECASTER...TANGEN  
REQUESTED BY...NICK BECHARAS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2527706.0/BOI  
.DELDT 12/17/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GORDON.WELLS@USDA.GOV,NICHOLAS.BECHARAS@USDA.GOV  
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